r18novel Chapter 101: Are you here for an audition?
Chapter 101: Are you here for an audition?
Director Zheng Baorui was also somewhat puzzled by Yang Yang's answer. What does the jawline have to do with the British army and coldness?
This is not something a mature actor should say.
However, he didn't notice this on his first viewing, so he became curious.
He wanted to see if he had really misjudged the situation the first time.
There are indeed cases where an actor's acting skills are not actually that good, but they happen to come across a suitable role, which allows them to perform relatively well.
There are differences between these two, at least in terms of commercial value, especially given that Mr. Jia Shikai, who is also present, seems very interested in this issue.
"Yang Yang, please perform it again. This time, please perform the part where you deal with the jade coffin of King Lu Shang."
Zheng Baorui found that particular scene, which is precisely the highlight of Zhang Qiling's performance in the entire drama.
In other words, when the main characters encountered King Lu Shang's jade statue, they initially thought it was just a rotten corpse, but then they suddenly realized that the jade statue was still breathing.
As the fat man was about to pull out the thread to remove the jade puppet, he was forced back by Zhang Qiling's knife. Then, he slowly walked out of the cave carrying a person.
After explaining to everyone, he then personally ended the life of the jade servant...
This scene can be considered the highlight of Zhang Qiling's character. He is shirtless, revealing a strong, powerful, and well-defined physique that is not exaggerated but sexy and attractive.
The Qilin tattoo on his body added to his domineering aura, and coupled with his cold and decisive demeanor, he handled everything with composure.
Director Zheng Baorui cleverly chose a scene that required both the actor to be cool and to show Zhang Qiling's decisiveness, a scene that required the actor to handle the character with subtlety.
Of course, director Zheng Baorui wouldn't bully people.
Instead of letting Yangyang start acting right away, they will have him wait on the sidelines to familiarize himself with the lines and the character before he starts.
Meanwhile, the audition process continues, with those who auditioned first being followed by those who auditioned later.
Now that Yang Yang has appeared, the others who were with him earlier have also entered around the same time.
They were initially surprised to see Li Mo, but their admiration for him only intensified, and they also felt regret for having just missed out on such a valuable asset.
When she turned around and saw Yang Yang sitting on a small stool, she naturally attributed the reason to Li Mo.
Everyone had the same thought: If Yangyang can do it, what's wrong with us?
We can try harder, and maybe we can get a role too!
Those who talked to Li Mo more often undoubtedly had even greater expectations.
Li Mo didn't know what they were thinking. He just watched their performance quietly. Watching their shoddy performance, he felt that these people were all crazy.
During the performance, why are you acting so self-centeredly? Doesn't the director see that?
Moreover, his mind was clearly not on the people anymore; they were all flirting with him all the time, which made Li Mo feel nauseous.
Are they here to audition?
Something doesn't feel right!
The main problem is that they aren't pretty girls, especially one of them who was an actress auditioning for a role that required her to be overweight.
His flirtatious winks were something Li Mo really couldn't accept.
So Li Mo ignored those stares and stopped looking at them, choosing instead to look down at the script.
"Teachers, I'm ready!"
About half an hour later, Yangyang stood up from the small stool and confidently walked to the middle of the room again.
"Okay, you can begin," Director Zheng Baorui said.
Yang Yang closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Because no one was cooperating with him, he had to perform without props.
He walked to the wall, turned his back to the judges' table, took off his shirt, stood up straight, raised his chin slightly, and still turned his jawline first when he turned around.
The requirement for this part is to demonstrate Zhang Qiling's reliability as the pinnacle of combat power, maintaining his usual expressionless demeanor while simultaneously showing through his eyes how much he cares for the others as his partners.
After all, having gone on several adventures together, if Zhang Qiling didn't have good intentions towards them, why would he have saved them so many times?
Especially the fat guy, his relationship with the fat guy was actually quite good in this movie.
As for Yang Yang's performance, perhaps due to the short preparation time, his expression was mostly blank.
They did not show the kindness that should be shown to their partners.
Then Yangyang walked to the center and slowly began to speak:
"This living corpse sheds its skin every five hundred years, and it has now been three thousand years. Once the thing inside rises, everyone present..."
Yang Yang murmured, looking at the empty space in front of him, his voice barely rising and falling.
Then, he stepped forward again.
Looking down, it seemed as if a jade statue was actually lying there.
"You've lived long enough, you can die now..."
He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice not loud, but incredibly firm.
Then, with lightning speed, his arm struck out and, before anyone could react, grabbed Yu Yong by the neck.
His long, strong fingers were already gripping the jade servant's neck, which was covered with jade pieces, tightly. His arm suddenly exerted force, and the veins bulged.
The jade coffin suddenly convulsed violently, and a creaking sound came from the bottom of the coffin. Finally, a clear and piercing cracking sound of bones breaking was heard.
Yu Yong suddenly tensed up, and her faint breathing stopped instantly.
Then he slammed it to the ground, and the jade servant was completely extinguished, with no trace of life left.
"The answer you seek is in the golden box inside the museum."
The performance has now ended.
Li Mo put down the script in his hand, ending his silent reading. That's right, he had been watching Yang Yang's performance while silently reading the script in his mind.
In other words, the description of Yang Yang's performance just now was actually Li Mo silently reading the script himself.
Looking at Yang Yang's entire performance, Li Mo could tell that he acted out the script almost exactly as it was written.
That's why I was silently reading the script in my mind while watching his performance.
The problem is that although the script is written this way, it is very difficult for real people to perfectly replicate the emotions and content in the text.
Putting everything else aside, just look at Yang Yang's physique; he's really too thin.
If he were to play the role of Zhang Qiling, he would have to build muscle. How can someone who is too skinny be considered a martial arts master?
You know, Li Mo's body is much better looking than his, although it's not very obvious when he's wearing clothes.
But in terms of physique alone, Li Mo is a whole size bigger than Yang Yang.
Because of this real-world disparity, actors have to come up with various ways to improve their performances.
We need to find a way to present the effect of the script in our own way.
Yang Yang clearly used it too, and he still used the jawline.
This time, because Li Mo mentioned it, Director Zheng Baorui and others paid special attention to it.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed as Li Mo had said: Yang Yang was always extremely tense.
Then, he said it was a problem with his jawline, but in reality, it was his understanding of coldness.
It's about tensing up your body and then relying on your physical appearance to showcase yourself.
Because Yang Yang's facial features are on the colder side, this to some extent ensures his lower limit.
If you want to act cold, that's simple: tense your body, hunch your waist, and keep a blank expression!
He didn't find it difficult, because he usually put on a similar expression when he wanted to appear aloof.
Over time, the performance became a dependency, affecting all similar roles and even daily life.
The problem is, not all characters are just cold-hearted.
Take the characters of Senior Brother and Zhang Qiling as examples. What they have in common is that they are both cool and aloof characters.
However, the differences are also obvious. The eldest brother is steady, forced to be so by the responsibilities on his shoulders.
Therefore, when he is at a loss when facing Fuqu, and when his junior brother Tusu is bullied, he will help his junior brother take revenge.
Zhang Qiling, on the other hand, is completely different. He has a tragic side, and his coldness is more like his inability to be gentle.
So even when he does good deeds, he does them with a cold face; he is learning to be gentle.
Just like in the script, he had lived for countless years, but he had lost his memories.
No one cared about him, and no one paid attention to him. His coldness was not something he simply pretended to be; it was just something that surfaced on the surface.
As a director, how could his judgment be worse than Li Mo's?
On the second take, director Zheng Baorui knew what was going on.
Deep down, she was also glad that her partner wasn't him. Since Li Mo was able to discover this problem, it must prove that he was aware of it.
They will also have a deeper understanding of performance.
Since that's the case, there's no need to continue.
Director Zheng Baorui concluded by saying, "Okay, your audition is over. We'll let you know the results soon. But whatever the outcome, thank you for your participation! Thank you for your hard work!"
Thank you, teachers.
Yang Yang bowed slightly, turned around and left the audition room.
As the door closed, he deliberately looked back at Li Mo, hoping to analyze some things through the faint sounds of their discussion.
After Yang Yang left, Li Mo looked at a few more, but they weren't very interesting, so he decided to leave.
Before leaving, he made a point of saying goodbye to director Zheng Baorui.
"Director Zheng, if you need any actresses for less important roles, I can recommend some. I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now..."
"No problem, no problem. Just let someone suitable come. It's just a small role, nothing to worry about."
Li Mo clasped his hands in thanks, then greeted the others before leaving the room.
At this time of year, the sky over the capital is azure, the climate is comfortable, and the weather is cool and pleasant.
The next production team has been confirmed, but her role in this drama is very short and won't take up much of Li Mo's schedule.
On the way back to the hotel, Li Mo also called Li Yitong.
That's right, the role he just asked the director for was for Li Yitong. Although he was rejected when he offered to help her last time, he heard that she's been having some bad luck lately.
It's a situation where you're still trying, but it's not very effective.
Li Mo couldn't bear to watch any longer, so this time he took it upon himself to bring her into the production team.
"Feeding? What are you doing?"
"The audition? Well, I think I did pretty well this time. The director told me to go home and wait for their call, so maybe I'll actually get a role this time!"
It was quite noisy on Li Yitong's end, and her tone didn't seem as composed as she actually was.
"Come join me on set! It's my new film, you can come and help out... Don't refuse, I've already spoken to the director, I've already used my connections."
"What help am I supposed to offer?" Li Mo was just making an excuse, and Li Yitong naturally understood this as well.
At that moment, she realized her lie had been exposed, and tears immediately streamed down her face. She tried to hold back, but she just couldn't.
"Alright then, I'll help you this time~" Li Yitong said with a hint of arrogance on the other end of the phone.
A smile appeared on Li Mo's lips, and the person on the other end of the phone, upon hearing this, also burst into laughter and tears.
I don't know what they're laughing about, but they're both in sync, without being too obvious about what they're talking about.
Lovers don't need to be so explicit, and there aren't so many things they can't do...
Li Mo looked up at the sky over Beijing, while Li Yitong on the other side also looked up at the sky.
"Well... thank you, Ms. Li."
Put down your phone, stroll along the street, and enjoy a rare moment of relaxation.
Recalling what had just happened, he had a premonition that he had changed something.
He wondered, if he weren't in the role, to whom would it belong?
Will it belong to that person named Yang Yang, or will someone like "Zhang Mo" or "Wang Mo" try to steal it away?
However, he felt that the two of them would meet again in the future.
...
Back at the hotel, as soon as Li Mo entered, Manager Wang sent him all the information about Zhang Qiling.
The contract has already been signed, so this time Li Mo received the complete version of Zhang Qiling.
It includes filming plans and scripts, etc. Although there is an original work, there will inevitably be adaptations, so just looking at the aid is definitely not enough.
You need to read both, especially when doing character sketches, you need to refer to both the original work and the script.
With matters settled in the capital, Li Mo was about to depart.
Just as they were about to set off, Dilraba called.
"MoMo, have you finished your business?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was visibly more enthusiastic than before.
"Just finished, I just got to the hotel."
Upon hearing this, Dilraba excitedly asked, "So you're coming soon?"
"Yes, my flight is in a little while, I'll arrive around 10 pm. Are you coming to pick me up?"
"Of course! You're a guest!"
After exchanging a few more words, Li Mo hung up the phone, started packing his things, and changed into a simple and refreshing outfit.
Next, check out, call a taxi, and set off!
....
Meanwhile, in Dilraba's room on the set of "Ban Shu Legend".
The film crew lives quite a distance from the airport, and as a public figure, it's not very convenient for Li Mo to take a taxi.
Therefore, Reba had to find a car herself.
But she had no way of finding a car, and looking at the entire crew, the only one who had that ability and whom Dilraba could talk to was Jing Tian.
However, she then remembered that Jing Tian had asked her about their relationship before, and Reba had said it was just a pure friendship.
If he were to tell Jing Tian directly that Li Mo was coming to see him and that he would have to spend the night outside, wouldn't that be a bit too embarrassing?
This is called pure friendship? Bah, this is just playing around. No way, I need to find an excuse.
Suddenly her eyes lit up, and an idea popped into her head.
Having come up with an idea, she immediately rushed out of the room to find Jing Tian for help.
"Sweetie, Li Mo specifically wants to come to the film set to get to know you, is that alright with you?"